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Residents urge Palm Coast to oppose county airport ordinance, cite low‑flying student flight operations and safety
Summary
Residents from neighborhoods near Flagler Airport urged the council to oppose a county ordinance they say would bypass avigation easements and leave property owners exposed to low‑flying training aircraft; council said the topic will be raised at a county meeting and noted further briefings.
Multiple Palm Coast residents used public comment at Tuesday’s council meeting to urge the council to oppose a proposed Flagler County airport overlay ordinance and to take steps to protect neighborhoods near Flagler Airport.
Speakers from neighborhoods adjacent to the airport described repeated “touch‑and‑go” training flights at low altitudes, sometimes after midnight, and said pilots from flight schools operate without radar or air traffic control outside airport hours. They said the county ordinance under consideration would allow rezoning that circumvents the need for avigation easements and would leave property owners vulnerable to ongoing low‑altitude operations. One speaker said residents had sent an attorney’s demand to the county in 2023 about missing avigation easements.
Council members acknowledged the concerns, and the mayor and staff confirmed the council would discuss the issue with county officials at a planned meeting; staff said the county workshop on the airport overlay was scheduled soon and that Palm Coast representatives planned to raise the matter. Council members also suggested the county’s airport governance and grant spending should be scrutinized by residents and elected officials to ensure local priorities are protected.
No formal council action was taken Tuesday; council requested staff briefing materials ahead of the intergovernmental meeting so that commissioners can carry residents’ concerns to the county forum.
